30 days of Greek food - The Mediterranean way

MEDITERRANEAN LENTIL SOUP

January 9, 2020 By Sylia 8 Comments

It’s late at night and you are exhausted after a -no mercy, endless- frustrating day… and you have to cook for dinner, for tomorrow, -it doesn’t really matter why- you have to put a meal on the table somehow. How many times you have experienced that….like a zillion? Recipe-rescue is on the way. Mediterranean lentil soup. Grab some onion, garlic, tomato, bay leaves, veggies….in the pot for about 30 minutes and voilà. You can all benefit from that speedy, no-fuss meal which is healthy and very filling. But the best part of all is that kids are crazy about it. I mean it!! It is on the weekly family menu and it can satisfy even the picky eaters.

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